A graphic representation of relative publisher sizes in the gaming
industry, using The Witcher 2 creator CD Project as a unit of
measurement.
There's a conventional wisdom in the gaming industry that splits
companies into haves and have-nots. There are a handful of big,
successful companies, and a broad underclass of upstart outfits on their
way up and stumbling giants trying to put off their inevitable demise.
For gamers who don't need to follow the financial ins-and-outs of the
industry, sorting companies into a handful of categories instead of
digging to see if the reality of the situation matches their perceptions
can be a helpful, time-saving exercise. The thing is, sometimes the
companies we consider to be big players really aren't as big as we
thought. And those rising stars (or companies with flagging fortunes)
may not be quite as small in stature as they first appeared.
